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The Letter

The Letter
★ 7.3/10•1940•1h 35m•NR•Crime•Drama

Fascinating, Tantalizing and DANGEROUS!

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

William Wyler · Director

Howard E. Koch · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 21, 1940

Actors

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Leslie Crosbie

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Robert Crosbie

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Howard Joyce

Frieda Inescort

Frieda Inescort

Dorothy Joyce

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Mrs. Hammond

Bruce Lester

Bruce Lester

John Withers

Elizabeth Inglis

Elizabeth Inglis

Adele Ainsworth

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Prescott

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Ong Chi Seng

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Cooper

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Chung Hi

Tetsu Komai

Tetsu Komai

Head Boy

Zita Baca

Woman (uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

Party Guest (uncredited)

William A. Boardway

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

David Bruce

David Bruce

Man (uncredited)

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